Ahn Sook-sun

Ahn Sook Sun (; born September 5, 1949) is a South Korean pansori singer. She is considered a Living National Treasure in South Korea.

She is currently regarded as a famous pansori singer with both skill and popularity among pansori masterpieces, and is known as "Eternal Chunhyang (영원한 춘향)", "The Best Sounder of Our Times" and "Primadonna of the Gugak world" and is a musician who is gaining worldwide fame.

She was invited to perform at the 2018 K-music Festival in London. Korean singer Ahn Sook-sun performing in Warszawa, Poland in September 2012.

Biography Ahn was born in Namwon in 1949, which is the home of pansori Heungbuga, Chunhyangga and "Eastern style" of pansori (known as dongpyeonje). At nine, she was introduced to pansori by her aunt Kang Soon Young, who helped start learn pansori from Joo kwang-duk. After arriving in Seoul in her twenties, she learned more skills from Kim so hee She also performed at the Avignon Festival in 1998.